Savvytek Participates in Launching the Red Hat Academy Program in Jordan

In coordination with Red Hat Intl. and the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in Jordan (MoICT); Savvytek participated in the Red Hat Academy (RHA) Program Launch in Jordan that took place last October in Sheraton Amman.

This Launch came in succession of Savvytek successful Open Source and RHA Campaign last winter that promoted Red Hat Academy as a principle scheme to bridge the gap between the Industry and Academia; through offering IT Students with well-designed Technology Training Programs as part of the academic curricula.

The event was attended by deans and stakeholders from Jordanian universities and higher education institutes, as well as decision makers from the public and private sectors. It was a great opportunity to create a platform for dialogue between the private sector and the academia, in order to raise the awareness at the academic sector and stress on the significance of Academic Training Programs offered by Technology Providers. In addition, the event discussed how such programs can enhance the IT fresh graduates’ career opportunities and lower the cost of building the Country’s human capital and boost the national economy.

Red Hat Academy is an open source training platform that provides a turnkey program for university students. The academic program offers the only 100% web deployed and managed curriculum program that creates proven competencies from hands-on, performance-based learning and testing plans. It was designed to provide students with the latest Red Hat Technology training courses based on train-the-trainer methodology, and in the most cost-effective manner.

As a Red Hat Academy Partner, a higher education institutes can get many benefits, like certified training for RH hottest courses, courseware and official material for trainers, lab checking and student management utilities, in-house exams, in addition to substantial discount rates on the official training price lists.

Savvytek had participated in this event as the only Red Hat Certified Training Partner and the official execution arm of the Red Hat Academy Program in the Kingdom. SavvytekAcademy is a regional leading provider of all Red Hat Certified Training Programs, and is an Award Winner for Best Performance and Best Achievements by Red Hat Inc. this Year.